Ksitigarbha, Liveblogging from Hell
21 January 2021
A call to bring our practice to the darkest corners of our collective experience.
Coronavirus Roundup
Following is a compilation of all Buddhistdoor Global content pertaining to the global COVID-19 pandemic, gathered here for easy reference.
Ksitigarbha, Liveblogging from Hell
21 January 2021
A call to bring our practice to the darkest corners of our collective experience.
Go to Your Room – Some Impacts of Isolation and Quarantine in 2020
11 January 2021
Taking stock of the difficulties of the past year and the opportunities of the new year.
Buddhistdoor View: The Pandemic – Nature’s Patience Has Run Out
1 January 2021
How COVID-19 and the environment are inextricably linked.
2020: Reflections on the Pandemic in Buddhist Russia
30 December 2020
Hope and optimism amid suffering and loss.
Buddhistdoor View: Preparing for What Is to Come
19 December 2020
What Buddhism and contemporary philosophy offer as we head toward 2021.
Forbidden from Saying Goodbye
15 December 2020
The wisdom of being present with death.
Mink, the Fur Trade, and Coronavirus – Ominous Interdependence
7 December 2020
Offering a more ethical relationship with these wonderful animals.
Buddhistdoor View: Seeking Refuge in a Post-COVID World
5 December 2020
Revisiting the true meaning of refuge.
Metta’s Thousand Oceans
1 December 2020
Bringing loving-kindness to UK students and academic services staff.
Buddhistdoor View: We Can Be Heroes – Buddhism’s Joyful Response to the Pandemic
21 November 2020
Rising to the challenge before us.
The Inquisitive Mind: A Zen Approach to Haunting Questions
9 November 2020
Learning to sit with the big questions in the midst of a pandemic.
Buddhistdoor View: The Winter of Uncertainty – COVID-19 and the World
7 November 2020
The unprecedented uncertainty posed by the global pandemic.
Metta Delivers
5 November 2020
Loving-kindness finds its way to students trapped in lockdown in the UK.
Pandemics and Inner Peace
22 October 2020
Finding peace in our circumstances through letting go.
The Butterfly and the Rhinoceros
16 October 2020
Meditations on solitude and COVID-aloneness.
At the Dog Park: Rejoicing in our Common Roots of Good and Evil
12 October 2020
Recognizing the need for community even when we crave solitude.
Metta Waits for Change
6 October 2020
Facing the anxiety of our times by helping others.
Dr. Eliot Tokar: The Novel Coronavirus Through the Lens of Tibetan Medicine
14 September 2020
Understanding the complementary power of Tibetan and other traditional Asian medicines.
From Hearts to Hearts: An Interview with Ven. Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
4 September 2020
Engaged Buddhism and the future of female monasticism in Thailand.
Sacred Offerings of Compassion and Relief: Ven. Bhikkhu Sanghasena, the Silent Reformer
26 August 2020
A light of hope from engaged Buddhism.
Money Makes the COVID World Go Round
21 August 2020
Rethinking our priorities and changing direction.
Buddhist Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Historical Perspective
20 August 2020
Long-standing practices and beliefs for well-being applied to the age of coronavirus.
Tsz Shan Monastery and Greater Good: Spiritual Care in Turbulent Times
19 August 2020
A joint program of spiritual care for the COVID-19 era.
Buddhistdoor View: The Dharma of Unemployment
15 August 2020
Shifting from individualism and materialism toward community and generosity.
Social Relations and COVID-19
6 August 2020
Examining the social effects of lockdowns during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Metta’s Spotlight
4 August 2020
When our own suffering draws us to those who suffer in silence.
Buddhistdoor View: Education in the COVID-19 Era – Online Similarities to Religious Adaptations
31 July 2020
Taking educational communities online.
Buddhistdoor View: Online Dharma – Temporary Measure or New Path For Buddhist Leadership?
18 July 2020
Could online teaching help solve three crises at once?
Exercising the Moral Imagination: A Letter from 30 Years Hence
9 July 2020
A vision of sustainable change.
Chöd in the Time of Pandemic
6 July 2020
Inner cultivation toward outer transformation.
Metta Draws the Line
3 July 2020
Keeping calm in the tumult of the UK’s pandemic lockdown.
Coping with Fear, Anxiety, and Panic During the Pandemic
2 July 2020
Buddhist advice for returning to the mind.
Death During this Time of Social Distancing
30 June 2020
A new column on death and dying by Margaret Meloni.
Wrestling with the Big and the Small
15 June 2020
Finding space in our lives for the littler things.
Love in the Time of Coronavirus, Part Three: Offering
9 June 2020
Our commitment to the Dharma for all sentient beings.
Do Not Resuscitate
28 May 2020
Confronting death in the age of coronavirus, with Buddhist and design thinking.
Buddhistdoor View: The Astonishing and Fleeting Opportunity of This Moment
23 May 2020
In a world of upheaval, our moral intuitions must be engaged.
From Thailand to California: The Buddhist Abbot Who Followed his Dreams
21 May 2020
A blending of cultures and practices on the winding path of life.
The Buddha’s Discourse on Social Distancing
20 May 2020
Taking this time alone as an opportunity for growth.
Love in the Time of Coronavirus, Part Two: Bodhicitta
12 May 2020
The growing global need for compassion.
Ignorance in the Era of COVID-19: Society’s Failure to Protect Black Communities in the US
11 May 2020
Insight into suffering extends to seeing clearly our systems of racism and inequality.
Buddhistdoor View: Trust, Transparency, and Truth – The Antidotes to COVID-19
9 May 2020
Three qualities for governments to cultivate.
Metta in the Kindtime
7 May 2020
Relying on the contagious nature of kindness in our lockdown and isolation.
Unity and Interdependence: Joining Together Through Our Crisis
5 May 2020
Ven. Phra Paisal Visalo offers a Buddhist perspective on the COVID-19 crisis.
Practicing Buddhist Meditation During a 14-day Home Quarantine
2 May 2020
Relearning mindfulness in an era of upheaval and uncertainty.
Apocalypse 2020
29 April 2020
Inviting us to see what truths the coronavirus pandemic can unveil in our own lives.
Buddhistdoor View: Finding Peace in the Face of Humanity’s Common Enemy
24 April 2020
We cannot be at war with one another and helping to end the pandemic.
The Breath as an Anchor for the Here and Now
15 April 2020
Returning to this one simple practice in these difficult times.
Love in the Time of Coronavirus, Part One: Refuge
14 April 2020
Allowing ourselves to take refuge in times of our greatest fear and worry.
Buddhistdoor View: The Great Adaptation – Our World Will Never Be the Same
9 April 2020
Reckoning with a historic juncture in the Earth’s story . . .
Selfishness in a Time of Crisis
6 April 2020
What can we, as Buddhists, do when we witness our own selfishness?
Metta Bangs a Gong
2 April 2020
In an age of social distancing, remembering ways we can still connect with those around us.
Let there Be Loss
1 April 2020
Accepting loss and allowing grief as we learn to live with our new “normal.”
Buddhistdoor View: Remembering the Basics of Buddhist Practice as we Imagine our Future
28 March 2020
Our Buddhist practice finds itself more useful and more urgent than ever.
Pause and Reflect: Humanity from Illness into Wellness
27 March 2020
An opportunity to quarantine consumption and empower humanity.
Buddhistdoor View: Steady as She Goes – Compassionate Responses to Global Panics
14 March 2020
Civic-minded approaches to disaster can minimize catastrophic events.
Buddhistdoor View: Embracing Fear and Uncertainty
15 February 2020
Cultivating equanimity in times of instability and danger.